NU 335 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS 2026/2027 – HEALTH ASSESSMENT
PRACTICE TEST, STUDY GUIDE & EXAM REVIEW
The nurse is assessing a client who states, "I think I'm in labor." Which of the following
findings would positively confirm the client's belief?
1. She is contracting q 5 min 60 sec.
2. Her cervix has dilated from 2 to 4 cm.
3. Her membranes have ruptured.
4. The fetal head is engaged. - correct answer ✔✔2. Once the cervix begins to dilate, a
client is in true labor
Although laboring
women experience contractions, contractions
alone are not an indicator of true
labor. Only when the cervix begins to
dilate is the client in true labor. False labor
contractions are usually irregular and
mild, but, in some situations, they can
appear to be regular and can be quite
uncomfortable.
The childbirth education nurse is evaluating the learning of four women, 38 to
40 weeks' gestation, regarding when they should go to the hospital. The nurse
determines that the client who makes which of the following statements needs
additional teaching?
1. The client who says, "If I feel a pain in my back and lower abdomen every
5 minutes."
2. The client who says, "When I feel a gush of clear fluid from my vagina."
3. The client who says, "When I go to the bathroom and see the mucus plug on
the toilet tissue."
4. The client who says, "If I ever notice a greenish discharge from my vagina." - correct answer ✔✔3.
Expelling the mucus plug is not suffi-
cient reason to go to the hospital to
be assessed.
The mucus plug protects
the uterine cavity from bacterial invasion.
It is expelled shortly before or
during the early phase of labor. But, since
the client is exhibiting no other signs of
labor, there is no need for the client to go
to the hospital for assessment.
A woman, 40 weeks' gestation, calls the labor unit to see whether or not she should
go to hospital to be evaluated. Which of the following statements by the woman indicates
that she is probably in labor and should proceed to the hospital?
PRACTICE TEST, STUDY GUIDE & EXAM REVIEW
The nurse is assessing a client who states, "I think I'm in labor." Which of the following
findings would positively confirm the client's belief?
1. She is contracting q 5 min 60 sec.
2. Her cervix has dilated from 2 to 4 cm.
3. Her membranes have ruptured.
4. The fetal head is engaged. - correct answer ✔✔2. Once the cervix begins to dilate, a
client is in true labor
Although laboring
women experience contractions, contractions
alone are not an indicator of true
labor. Only when the cervix begins to
dilate is the client in true labor. False labor
contractions are usually irregular and
mild, but, in some situations, they can
appear to be regular and can be quite
uncomfortable.
The childbirth education nurse is evaluating the learning of four women, 38 to
40 weeks' gestation, regarding when they should go to the hospital. The nurse
determines that the client who makes which of the following statements needs
additional teaching?
1. The client who says, "If I feel a pain in my back and lower abdomen every
5 minutes."
2. The client who says, "When I feel a gush of clear fluid from my vagina."
3. The client who says, "When I go to the bathroom and see the mucus plug on
the toilet tissue."
4. The client who says, "If I ever notice a greenish discharge from my vagina." - correct answer ✔✔3.
Expelling the mucus plug is not suffi-
cient reason to go to the hospital to
be assessed.
The mucus plug protects
the uterine cavity from bacterial invasion.
It is expelled shortly before or
during the early phase of labor. But, since
the client is exhibiting no other signs of
labor, there is no need for the client to go
to the hospital for assessment.
A woman, 40 weeks' gestation, calls the labor unit to see whether or not she should
go to hospital to be evaluated. Which of the following statements by the woman indicates
that she is probably in labor and should proceed to the hospital?
